Happens to me a lot, especially now. All I can provide is anecdote, though I like dholowiski’s explanation of this and it’s likely the same case for me.
I’m a designer/developer, but lately I’ve wanted to focus more on the former. When I used to run into a backend problem that’s blocking me from finishing my interface work I would just fix it myself. This has now changed, where I now attempt a problem for a while then inevitably ask a developer for help when things don’t look favourable. ~Half of the time I figure out the solution while waiting for the engineer’s help.
I’m a designer/developer, but lately I’ve wanted to focus more on the former. When I used to run into a backend problem that’s blocking me from finishing my interface work I would just fix it myself. This has now changed, where I now attempt a problem for a while then inevitably ask a developer for help when things don’t look favourable. ~Half of the time I figure out the solution while waiting for the engineer’s help.